Weeds: Cancelled; No Season Nine

It’s time to say goodbye to Weeds. The Mary-Louise Parker series has been cancelled by Showtime. The upcoming eighth season, which premieres next month, will be the show’s last.

The announcement doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Weeds’ future was looking uncertain before the show was renewed for season eight and many suspected that the upcoming 13 installments would be the TV series’ last.

Showtime entertainment president David Nevins tells EW, “There were two shows, Weeds and Dexter, that really got Showtime taken seriously for cutting-edge original programming… How they get brought home is really important. In this case, both for the sake of the two women behind the show [series creator Jenji Kohan and Golden Globe-winning star Mary-Louise Parker] and an audience that’s really invested in the show. TV fans love nothing better than to complain about how shows end and we really want to end this one the right way.”

Kohan says that she’s sad about the show coming to a close but appreciates the opportunity to wrap things up. She hasn’t decided how to end the series just yet, saying, “We wrack our brains every year for crazy cliffhangers and we’re trying to figure out how to top ourselves.”

She noted, “I’m so proud of what we do here and that it’s about a strong woman lead who’s really flawed… We get to do comedy right up against drama, which a lot of shows don’t get the opportunity to do.”

The final season of Weeds premieres on Sunday, July 1st, at 10pm. The assassination attempt cliffhanger will quickly be resolved and there will be a time jump and a return to the suburbs. What happens after that remains to be seen.

What do you think? Will you be sad to see Weeds go or has the series already been on too long?

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This show could carry on til my death. It’s funny even in the 4th to 7th series. Some people just don’t get it! There are still millions of us left wanting to watch the series how can you listen to the minority…

The article states that “Fans love to complain about shows ending badly, then followed that by saying they “want to end the show the right way”??? (Paraphrasing there, but is the gist) Does that mean that they are going to pull a “Sopranos” style finale? End it so horribly that nobody gets closure??? I have loved this show since day one. I have watched every episode hundreds of times. And will continue to do so. But shows like this can’t go on forever. They already thought that they were ending so many times, and had to fast forward a few… Read more »

I was such of fan of Nancys, but she ultimately screwed herself and everyone else over. She already went to jail, so there’s nothing left for her but to die. Or maybe shane and her will end up dieing together.

Season 5 and 6 were particularly boring. I was always waiting for an O. Henry-style event to give meaning to each episode. Or even the end of the seasons. But no go. I stuck with each show because I knew the next would be better. Not so

Seven was pretty good. Hopefully, they throw their creativity back into the last season. Then maybe, another station will pick it up. I think it would make a smash movie.

Please dont cancel weeds i love this show it rele is amazing how many people connect to a show that is about real life issues that she had to take on when becoming a single mom she has always tried to do the best for her family in any way shes amazing

Always tried to do whats best for her family?? Either you are or would be a TERRIBLE mother or you have not watched this show. Nancy is a selfish, manipulative, terrible mother/person who needs to be committed or imprisoned for the remainder of her life. She has successfully ruined her life, her children’s lives and sadly Andy’s life. Every idea/instinct she has is wrong. Most people learn from their mistakes but not nancy. Now I do love this show but its not because of Nancy its in spite of her.

I see that you got a little trashed on for your opinion there. I don’t think Nancy is the best Mom in the world, but that being said, if I had no skills, and thought that the only way to keep a roof over my kids’ head was to deal drugs (Getting them involved in the family business down the road??? Probably not.), I could see myself going there. At least long enough to get some sort of education so I could make money legitimately, and then move on. I have to agree, she has done the best with what… Read more »